Automatic cue-chalker.



L. L. LANDIS.

AUTOMATIC CUE CHALKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 1'91s.-

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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AUTOMATIC jcU -oHALKER.

Specification ofletters ratent. Patented Nov. 16, 1915,

' Application 1116mm 2, 1915. Serial no. 11,575;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONIDAS Llmnnrs, a citizen of the United States, residing in the township of Harrison, near the city of Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented new and usei ful Improvements in Automatic Cue-Chalkers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in automatic cue chalkers.

The object ofthe; invention is to provide a device for readily and effectively chalk-.

ing a one without the necessity of handling the chalk in any manner. Bythe use of my device for this purpose, the hands or clothes will not be soiled, there is no possibility of chalk fallingupon the tables, andfa cue may be thoroughly chalked with a minimum Figure l is an elevational view of my:

improved cue chalker. Fig. 2 is an elevational view, partly broken away, of that portion of the device which contains the chalk. And Fig. 3 is an elevational view, partly broken away, of the upper portion of said device.

Throughout the specification and drawings, similar reference characters denote corresponding parts.

In a detailed description of the preferred form of embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates an elongated rod or support, circumferential in cross section and preferably constructed of cast iron. The upper end of the rod 1 is threaded to receive the threaded cylindrical portion of a boss 2 preferably cast integral with the central portion of a plate 3. This plate is adapted, by means of screws 4 passing through apertures 5 therein, to be firmly attached to a solid body 6, such as a ceiling or wall. (See Fig. 3.)

Passing horizontally through the extreme lower end of the rod 1, and projecting a short distance beyond each side of said rod, is a pin 7 for a purpose to be now described.

v The numeral 8 designates a tubular member or sleeve terminating at its lower end in an enlarged cylindrical portion 9. This cylindrical portion 9 is so formed as to provide a lower bore of larger diameter than another "formed aboveit, thereby pro ducing a circumferential shoulder or flange 10, against which a piece of one chalk 11 is adaptedto be forced after being inserted in the lower end of said cylindrical portion. Adapted to be pressed into the lower end of the cylindrical portion 9 of the sleeve 8, to hold the cue chalk therein, isthe tubular neck portion 1201 a funnel-shaped member 13. This member 13 is adapted to be read ily and firmly'secured to the cylindrical portion 9 by means'of a set screw 14, after the chalk 11 is'in place within the former. (See Fig. 2.) The member 13 also serves the purpose of guiding the cue to the chalk with which it isthoroughly coveredas follows; i

The lower end of the rod 1 is adapted to loosely project into the tubular member 8. Formed in this member is a spiral slot 15 which the pin 7 is adapted to loosely enter, to turn said member when the latter travels upwardly and downwardly upon the rod 1. Accordingly, when the end of a cue l6 is forced against the chalk 11 and the cue is elevated, said chalk will be rotated by reason of its firm contact with the shoulder 10 of thecylindrical portion 9, which is ro tated by the slot and pin construction just described.

During this upward and downward movement of the tubular member 8, the chalk 11 will be rotated sufficiently to thoroughly cover the end of the cue therewith. It is thus a very simple operation to chalk a cue with my device, it merely being necessary 'i to thrust the end of the cue through the member 18, into contact with the chalk,

then pressing upwardly, on said cue, and

afterward permitting it to descend, with the result that the end of the one will be thoroughly covered with the rotating chalk. The chalk, therefore, does not come in contact with. the hands or clothing, nor is there any danger of any particlesof the chalk falling upon the pool or billiard tables to soil the latter.

To prevent any particles of the chalk from enteringthe upper portion of the device, a piece of cardboard 17 is preferably placed between the chalk 11 and the shoulder to completelyseal the opening above, as shown in Fig. 2.

While I preferably construct my ino-' proved cue chalking device of cast iron, it

may be made of any other suitable material; nor do I wish to be limited to the details of construction and arrangement herein shown and described, as the samemay be varied" within the scope of the subjoined claims. 7

Having ClQSCIIbGClIHy lnvention, I claim: 1. An automatic chalking device, comprising a1 depending rod adapted to be attached to a. solid body, a sleeve longitudr' nally movable over the lower end of said rod, sald sleeve termlnatingin a cyllndrlcal portion adapted to receive a piece of chalk,

ashoulder formed in said cylindrical pore non, against wliichsaid chalk is adapted to be pressed by a one, said sleeve being provided with a spiral slot, a pin in said supporting'mernber adapted toenter'sa-id slot and turn said oylindricalportion and chalk (i Y Vitnesses to receive a piece of chalk, a shoulder ;f'-orined ins'aid' cylindrical portion, against which said chalk is adapted to be pressed by a cue, funnel shaped guide removably attachable to the lower end of said cylindrical portion to normally hold said chalk against said shoulder, said sleeve being' provided with a spiral slot, and a pin on said rod adapted to enter'said slot to turn the cylindrical portion of the sleeve and rchalk when pressure is exerted against, the latter 5 by a cue, substantially as described.

" In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of March, 1915.

LEONIDAIIS L. LANDIsQ I HOWARD S. SMflH, C. GQPAULL; 7

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